Best PlacesPerrin Hollow, TN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Perrin Hollow, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Perrin Hollow ranks 23,073rd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on fast internet by a wide margin, and cell coverage ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Perrin Hollow
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Perrin Hollow's strengths and weaknesses
Where Perrin Hollow ranks high
- Internet speedBetter than 99% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 96% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 96% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 85% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 84% of towns
Where Perrin Hollow ranks low
- Cell coverageBetter than only 10% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 28% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 31% of towns
- Short commute30.2 minutes each way, better than only 32% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 35% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Perrin Hollow
A household needs to earn about $50,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Perrin Hollow home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $64,730, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Perrin Hollow's effective rate of 0.43%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Perrin Hollow
Perrin Hollow runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Perrin Hollow.
Who works in Perrin Hollow, and how
Work in Perrin Hollow centers on manufacturing and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 83%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 7%
Life in Perrin Hollow
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Perrin Hollow.
What the weather is like in Perrin Hollow, month by month
Perrin Hollow sees roughly 84 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 48, with lows near 31. The comfortable stretch runs April through June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 48° | 38° | 31° |
| April | 73° | 60° | 50° |
| July | 90° | 78° | 70° |
| October | 74° | 61° | 52° |
Flying in and out of Perrin Hollow
The nearest airport, McGhee Tyson, is about 32 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Charlotte/Douglas International, about 163 miles away.
The best schools in and around Perrin Hollow
Schools across Perrin Hollow average a C+, better than 45% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Joppa ElementaryB+ · 52% proficient
- New Market ElementaryC · 35% proficient
- Rush Strong ElementaryC · 34% proficient
Top middle schools
- Jefferson Middle SchoolC+ · 36% proficient
- Rutledge Middle SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Top high schools
- Jefferson Co High SchoolB− · 45% proficient
- Carter High SchoolC+ · 35% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Perrin Hollow school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Perrin Hollow measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Perrin Hollow against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Perrin Hollow
Is Perrin Hollow a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Perrin Hollow ranks 23,073rd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on fast internet, state finances, and a strong job market, and lowest on cell coverage and an overheated housing market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Perrin Hollow expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $203,371. The overall cost of living runs about 18% below the national average. Set against a $64,730 median income, cost of living beats 45% of towns.
Is Perrin Hollow safe?
Perrin Hollow is safer than 53% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $384 per resident a year.
Compare Perrin Hollow with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Perrin Hollow. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Perrin Hollow represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Perrin Hollow detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Perrin Hollow: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Perrin Hollow: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Perrin Hollow: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Perrin Hollow: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Perrin Hollow detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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